Locking hat and coat hook



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' aw; SWEIGARD.

LOOKING HAT ANDOOAT HOOK.

Patented May 1, 1894.

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(NoModeL) E. W. SWEIGARD. LOCKING HAT AND GOAT HOOK.

Patented May 1, 1894.

NITED STATES PATENT OFFIQE.

EMANUEL W. SWEIGARD, OF CHICAGO, I LLINOIS.

LOCKING HAT AND COAT HOOK.

- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 519,102, dated May1,1894. Application filed March 28, 1893. Serial Nb. 467,947. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EMANUEL W. SWEIGARD, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing atChicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in LookingHat and'Coat Hooks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in looking hat and coat hooks,thatis, hooks adapted for hanging hats and coats and pro-' vided withguards adapted to be so adjusted as to leave the hooks readilyaccessible when 1n one position, and to be pressed upon the ends of thehooks and prevent removal of the garments when in another position.

The invention is fully described and expla ned in this specification andshown in various forms in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1is a front elevation of a hook embodying my invention, the guards beingin contact with the ends of the hooks. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of thesame device, the view being in the direction indicated by the arrow, as,in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3--3, Fig. 1, the view beingin the direction indicated by the arrow, 00', Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a. topplan of the key operated portion of the device shown in Fig. 1, the viewbeingin the direction indicated by the arrow, 01?, in said figure. Fig.5 is a front elevation of a modified form embodying my invention, thehooks and their guards being removed from the back plate. Fig. 6 is avertical section on the line 66, Fig. 5, the view being in the directionindicated by the arrow, a in said figure. Fig. 7 is a bottom plan of thekey operatedlmechanism shown in Fig. 5, the view being in the directionindicated by the arrow, a Fig. 5. Fig. 8 is a front elevation of a thirdmodification, the hooks and guard being removed from the back plate.Fig. 9 is a side elevation of the back plate of the device shown in Fig.8 and illustrates the method of attachment of the hooks to the backplate, the view being in the direction indicated by the arrow, m Fig. 8.Fig. 10 is a vertical section on the line 10-10, Fig. 8, the view beingin the direction indicated by the arrow, w", in said figure. Fig. 11 isa vertical section ,on the line 11--11, Fig. 8, the view.

being in the direction indicated by the arrow,

having the same action as those of the forms shown in Figs. 1 and 5, theparts in each form being however arranged in somewhat different relativepositions from those shown in Figs. 1 and 5.

In Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4., A, A are the vertical and, horizontal arms,respectively, of a back plate formed in a single piece and adapted to bescrewed to a wall or other support. The upper part of the verticalmember is formed with a series of openings, at, a, a, such as are shownin Fig. 8, and in these openings are seated a corresponding series oflugs, 12,1), 1), formed on the rear edge of a hook-bearing member, B,this construction being the same as that illustrated in Fig. 9. One ormore back plate and hook-bearing member togeth-.

er. The lugs, b, b, b, are preferably formed with notches, b, in theirouter margins, these notches when in place in the openings, at, a,beingadapted to receive screws which assist in holding the back plate inposition on the support to which it is fastened. On-the part, B, areformed three arms, B, B E the uppermost of which is short as shown inFig. 9, while the other two terminate in hooks adapted to receive andsupport ahat and coat. On the arms, B, B are pivoted two verticallyswinging guards, O, 0, whose front ends are adapted when in their lowestpositions to press against the ends of the hooks, B B and thus toprevent the detachment of any articles hung thereon. The ends of theguards are preferably provided with rubber tips, T, T, whose pressureupon the garments cannot wear or injure them. The rear ends of theguards, C, 0, lie in horizontal slots in a vertically sliding bar, D,which rests against the back plate, the slots being preferably formed bymeans of flanges, d, d, Fig. 8, cast upon the bar. It is evident thatthe vertical movement of the sliding bar, D, must raise or lower therear ends of the guards,

The vertical movement of the bar, D, is accomplished by means of alever, E, pivoted near its center by means of a screw, P, to thehorizontal member, A of the back plate, one end of the lever beingpivoted to the lower end of the bar, D, while the other end is providedwith a short pin, 6, lying within a casing, A formed upon an enlargementA at the end of the horizontal member, A. Within the casing, A and atabout the center of the limit of oscillation of the pin, e, is a lug, a,formed on the back plate and provided on one of its faces with a pin, 6,lying in the vertical plane of the pin, 6. The lever is operated bymeans of a key having a shank, K, and an operating plate, K, the shankbeing slotted to embrace the two pins, e, e, as illustrated in Figs. 3and 4. When the guards,

O, 0', rod, D, and lever, E, are in the position illustrated in Figs. 1and 2, the key may be inserted into the casing from below, the casebeing notched for the purpose in substantially the manner illustrated inFig. 7, and the key when inserted being adapted to embrace the two pins,e, e, in the manner illustrated in Fig. 3. From this position the keymay be swung upward in a vertical plane in the direction indicated bythe arrowin Fig. 3, the pin, 6, being its center of movement and theshank being allowed to move in a vertical slot, a Fig. 4, formed in thecasin g, A The shank is preferably formed with a notch at that pointwhich coincides with the casing, a similar notch being shown at N, Fig.5. As the key swings upward the pin, e, on the end of the lever moves ina circle about the pin, 6, and is thus transferred from the positionbelow the pin, e, to a position an equal distance above it, and thismovement of the pin, (2', evidently produces a reverse movement of theopposite end of the lever, E, and of the bar, D, thus drawing downwardthe rear ends of the guards, C, O, and lifting the tips, '1, T, out ofengagement with the hooks, B B As the pin, e, in its movement varies itsdistance from the back plate and as it is preferable to have theopposite end of the lever at a constant distance from the back plate, Ihave provided the pivot of the lever with a cap, 0, and a spring, S,interposed between the cap and lever and permitting limited movement ofthe lever at that point away from the back plate.

To the back plate, A, at a suitable distance from the casing, A ispivoted a curved umbrella holder, G, adapted when in working position toimpinge upon a stop, g, formed on the casing, but to swing away from thestop to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4. The curved rod, G,is provided with a rigidly attached notched lever, G, the notch in theupper end of the lever being adapted to receive a pin, 6 formed on thefront face of the lever, E. When the lever, E, is in the position shownin Figs. 1 and 2, the pin, 6 lies in the notch in the lever, G, andholds the umbrella holder in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 4. Whenthe key is swung upward to lift the guards, G, O, the pin, 6 movesupward and unlocks the umbrella holder which may then be opened. When inthis position an umbrella handle may be inserted in it, and the drawingdown of the free end of the lever, E, and of the pin, 6 will lock theumbrella holder in the position shown in full lines in Fig. 4, and thussecure the umbrella. Then the key is in the position shown in thefigures it maybe drawn downward and released, but when it is in itsraised posit on it cannot be withdrawn. Thus, in practice, the key is inthe casing and in its highest position when the guards, (l, G, areraised and the umbrella holder is open. Any person hanging a garmentupon the hooks, or an umbrella in the umbrella holder, draws the keydown to the position shown in the figures and thus locks the guards uponthe hooks and fastens the umbrella holder. He then withdraws the keyfrom the casing and puts it in 1118 pocket, thus leaving the garment orumbrella securely locked and awaiting his return. I prefer to mark theface of the plate, K of each key so as to indicate the movements of thekey required to operate the device, as for 1nstance, by putting upon oneface the words Push up, and upon the opposite face the words Pull down,the words on one face being visible when the key is in its lowestposition, and those on the other face being VISI- ble when the key is inits highest position.

Figs. 5, 6, and 7 illustrate a modified form of my device in which themember, A, of the back plate is oblique with reference to the member, A,the position of the key-operated parts with relation to the hooks beinghowever the same as in the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and the hooksbeing fastened to the back plate in the manner already described. Theguards are also attached to the hook-bearing member in the same mannerready explained and are operated bya vert1; cal sliding bar, D, like theone shown in the previous figures. The lever, E, of Figs. 1 and 2, is inthese figures replaced by a bar, E, formed integral with the bar, D, andcorresponding in position substantially to the oblique portion of theback plate. The free end of the bar, E, is provided with a pin, a Fig.6, and lies behind a short lever, L, pivoted at its upper end to thecasing, A and provided at its lower end with a pin, 6 lying in thevertical plane of the pin, a Fig. 6, when the guards are eithercompletely raised or completely lowered.

Fig. 6 illustrates the position of the parts when the guards are downand the bar, D, is in its highest position. When the parts are in thisposition, the key may be inserted from below and it is so formed as toembrace the two pins, 6 e, as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 6.The key plate may then be swung upward when the pin, a", will swingabout the pin, e in the direction indicated by the arrow in the figure,the movement of the pin, e being downward along the backplate, and

the bar, E, and bar, D,being correspondingly moved downward until theyreach their lowest posit1on when the guards, O, O, are in their hlghestposition and considerably above the hooks, B B This form of my device isprovlded with an umbrella-holder, G pivoted in the end of a lug, Z,which is fastened to the rear face of the bar, E. The umbrella holderhas on its rear end a lever, L, provided with a pin, 1), Fig. 5, whichlies in aslot in the back plate, A. The movement of the bar, E, up anddown changes the position of the lever, L, and thus rotates theumbrella-holder, G about its pivot, so that when the bar is in itshighest position, the point of the umbrellaholder is locked against theside wall of the cas ng, A and when the bar is in its lowest position,the end of the guard is separated by a considerable space from thecasing, the umbrella-holder being thus locked or unlocked at the sametime as the guards, O, C.

Figs. 8, 9, 10, and 11 illustrate a modification in which the backplate, the hooks and guards and the sliding bar, D, are all the same asthe corresponding parts shown in Figs. 1 and 2. In the form shown inthese figures, however, the lever, E, of Fig. 1 is replaced by arotating horizontal rod,- E, having at its junction with the bar, D, acrank,

L provided with a pin lying in a transverse slot in the bar, so that therotation of the' rod, E, raises and lowers the bar. At the end oppositethe crank, L the bar is provided with a wheel or disk, W, formed with adiametrical opening which is in a vertical position when the bar, D, iscompletely raised'or lowered. When the bar, D, is in its highestposition, the rod and the disk mounted on it are in the position shownin Fig. 10, the cas- 111g being provided with a sliding catch, Z, Fig.10, adapted to drop into the opening in the disk and prevent itsrotation. The parts being in this position, the shank, K, of the key maybe inserted from below in the opening in the disk, the shank being ofsuch length as .to lift the catch, Z, completely out of the opening inthe disk. The key may then be swung upward in the direction indi-.

cated bythe arrow in Fig. 10, until the shaft, E, has been rotated aboutone hundred and eighty degrees, when the bar, D, will be in its lowestposition'and'the guards will be in their position of greatest separationfrom the hooks, B B This device is provided with an umbrella fastener,G, of substantially .the same form as the one shown .inFig. 1 andadapted to be operated by the rotation of the rod, E, so as to be lockedwhen the guards, O,

' O, are in contact with the hooks, B B and to be unlocked when theguards are free from the hooks.

Figs. 12 and 13 show forms corresponding exactly in operation to thoseshown in Figs. 1 and 5, the principal difference in construction betweenthese forms and those already described and explained being that in theforms shown in Figs. 12 and 13, the key-operated mechanisms are on thesame level as the hooks, whereas in the forms shown in the earlierfigures, they are at a considerable distance below the hooks. I preferthe construction shown in Figs. 1 and 5, the keyactuated parts'and theplace for the insertion of the key being in such a position as never tobe covered by a hat or coat hung upon either of the hooks. I considerthis a material advantage in convenience of use of the device, but, onthe other hand, the forms shown in Figs. 12 and 13, are somewhat cheaperin manufacture. In the form shown in Fig. 12, the plate, A, on which thelock is mounted is separated from the plate, A, which supports thehooks, and when this construction is used, the member, B, with its arms,B, B B ,"may be formed in the same piece with the back plate, A, and maybe cast with notches, N, N, adapted to receive screws for holding thispart of the devicein place. The angle at the intersection of themembers, A, A, of the back plate may be filled by ornamental scroll-workas shown in Fig. 1, or may be left open and used as a space for cards orother advertising matter, according to the wish of the manufacturer orof the user.

In each of the forms shown thekey can only be inserted or removed whenthe guards are in contact with the points of the, hooks. There istherefore no danger of accidental withdrawal of a key before a hook iscompletely looked after the garment is placed upon it.

Having now described and. explained my invention, what I claim as new,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isv 1. In a lockinggarment-hook, the combination with a suitable back plate and two hookssupported thereby, of two pivoted guards supported by the plate andadapted to be swung into or out of contact with said hooks respectively,a reciprocally sliding bar engaging both of said guards and adapted tooscillate them upon their pivots, a lever engaging said sliding bar andadapted to reciprocate it longitudinally, and a swinging key adapted toe11- gage said lever and actuate it for the operation of said slidingbar, the key being detachable when the guards are in contact with whenthey are out of conbar and a spring adapted to permit sliding 1 movementof the lever upon its pivot to accommodate itself to the motion impartedto it by the key; substantially as shown and described.

3. In a locking garment-hook, the combination with a suitable back plateand hooks supported thereby, of guards pivoted between their ends onarms supported by the back plate, one end of each of said guards beingadapted to protect the point of a corresponding hook, a reciprocallysliding bar engaging the opposite ends of said guards respectively, andadapted to operate them, a swinging; lever engaging said sliding bar andadapted by its oscillation to reciprocate the same, and a key adapted tobe brought into or out of en- I5 the guards; substantially as shown andde- 20 scribed.

EMANUEL W. SWEIGARD.

Witnesses:

M. LATRUITTE, L. E. BROWN.

